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A high-tech hatching
Linking research, business is goal of joint UTA, Arlington Chamber technology incubator

Life in the fast lane
New supercomputing system hailed as a model for universities nationwide

The good Samaritans
Volunteer organization immerses members in community service

Window to the world
Campus celebrates 25th anniversary of popular International Week

The case of the scorpion murder
Professor's forensic expertise helps Tarrant County investigators solve 1996 homicide

A whole new ball game
Former baseball standout lands player development position with Texas Rangers

Discoveries

The case of the scorpion murder

Professor's forensic expertise helps Tarrant County investigators solve 1996 homicide

Two sets of human bones, immaculately scrubbed and neatly arranged on examining tables, flank Dana Austin in the anthropology lab of the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office. The first body has a cranial fracture. The second has suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head....

The real world of forensic anthropology

Adjunct Assistant Professor Dana Austin

"As a scientist, I'm able to confirm that the methods I've used are reliable.... As a human being, I'm able to help loved ones of the deceased find closure and hopefully some level of peace."